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Four very different bracelet wins shaped another busy stretch at the 2026 World Series of Poker. Eelis Parssinen took control of the PLO money list, Homan Mohammadi beat a huge seniors field, Alex Anton won a mystery bounty title, and Joseph Couden denied Shaun Deeb another bracelet.
Good to know
- Eelis Parssinen won Event #47: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha for $2,161,056.
- Homan Mohammadi won Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship for $660,000.
- Alex Anton won Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em for $678,300.
- Joseph Couden won Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix for $254,470 after beating Shaun Deeb heads up.
Parssinen Takes Over PLO Money List
Eelis Parssinen now owns one of the clearest claims in tournament pot-limit Omaha. The Finnish high-stakes pro won Event #47: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha, beating 451 entries for $2,161,056 and his second WSOP bracelet.
The win pushed Parssinen past Lautaro Guerra on the all-time PLO money list. Parssinen now has nearly $22.6 million in live earnings, with more than $12 million coming from PLO events. His first bracelet came in 2021 in a $5,000 mixed no-limit hold’em and PLO event, and he also won the $100,000 PLO event at Triton Monte Carlo in 2024 for $2,270,000.
The $25,000 PLO event created a $10,598,500 prize pool. The field fell slightly from the 2025 record, but it still ranked as the third largest running since the event began in 2015. Alex Foxen, Daniel Negreanu, Artur Martirosian, Bryce Yockey, Chance Kornuth, Jason Koon, Gus Hansen, Josh Arieh, Jason Mercier, and Ian Matakis all made deep runs or reached the money.
Parssinen controlled much of the final table after key preflop battles against Richard Gryko and Foxen. Sergio Martinez Gonzalez and Levon Khachatryan both challenged late, but heads up turned on a huge cooler. Parssinen flopped quad nines against Khachatryan kings full, took the lead, and later sealed the title with pocket aces against ace-queen-three-three.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Eelis Parssinen | $2,161,056 |
| 2 | Levon Khachatryan | $1,440,680 |
| 3 | Sergio Martinez Gonzalez | $990,849 |
| 4 | Aaron Mermelstein | $694,268 |
| 5 | Jeremy Druckman | $495,769 |
| 6 | Matthew Costanzo | $360,930 |
| 7 | Alex Foxen | $267,993 |
| 8 | Richard Gryko | $203,027 |
Mohammadi Beats 7,538 Seniors Entries
Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship again produced one of the largest live poker fields of the summer. A total of 7,538 players aged 50 or older entered, creating a $6,633,440 prize pool. Vancouver player Homan Mohammadi won the bracelet and $660,000.
Mohammadi has recorded tournament results going back to the 2011 WSOP, but no previous score came close to his seniors win. His former best was $211,717 for a runner-up finish at the 2017 Wynn Summer Classic. He now has nearly $1.8 million in live tournament earnings.
Mohammadi started the final day as chip leader with 25 players left and still led when the final table formed. Larry Quang built his own stack with several key knockouts, including Keith Romer in ninth and Ronald Moore in eighth. Mohammadi later removed Todd German, Manfred Wolf, Buck Bucceri, and Bruce Diamond before facing Quang heads up.
The final duel started with Mohammadi ahead. Quang doubled once to stay alive, but Mohammadi ended the event when ace-six suited beat king-seven. Quang flopped a pair, but Mohammadi rivered aces up to close the seniors championship.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Homan Mohammadi | $660,000 |
| 2 | Larry Quang | $450,000 |
| 3 | Bruce Diamond | $337,000 |
| 4 | Buck Bucceri | $254,000 |
| 5 | Ablahad Salim | $193,000 |
| 6 | Manfred Wolf | $148,000 |
| 7 | Todd German | $114,000 |
| 8 | Ronald Moore | $88,000 |
| 9 | Keith Romer | $70,030 |
Anton Wins Mystery Bounty Bracelet
Alex Anton turned Event #51: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em into his first WSOP bracelet and a career best $678,300 payout. The Miami pro beat 558 entries in a tournament that generated a $3,515,400 main prize pool and more than $1.6 million in bounty prizes.
Anton beat Julien Sitbon heads up, denying the French player a second bracelet. Sitbon still earned $452,200, the largest live cash of his career.
The bounty side added another layer. Gregor Sverko finished seventh for $86,070 but pulled the $250,000 bounty. Josh Reichard finished third for $313,400 and also found one of the $100,000 bounty envelopes. Michel Molenaar pulled another $100,000 bounty earlier in the event.
Anton led the unofficial final table overnight and survived several pressure points before taking full command. He doubled through Reichard with a full house, eliminated Jovan Kenjic with quad kings, and sent Reichard out in third when pocket sevens turned into an unbeatable full house. Heads up ended quickly after Anton turned the nut straight against Sitbon pocket tens.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Alex Anton | $678,300 |
| 2 | Julien Sitbon | $452,200 |
| 3 | Joshua Reichard | $313,400 |
| 4 | Champie Douglas | $220,950 |
| 5 | Jovan Kenjic | $158,500 |
| 6 | Jakob Miegel | $115,750 |
| 7 | Gregor Sverko | $86,070 |
| 8 | Vadzim Lipauka | $65,190 |
Couden Stops Deeb In Nine Game Mix
Joseph Couden won his third WSOP bracelet in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix, beating a record field of 472 entries for $254,470. The tournament created a $1,260,240 prize pool and brought several mixed game names deep into day 3.
Shaun Deeb began the final day with a big lead, while Couden sat outside the top 10. David Williams, Jeff Madsen, Allan Le, Mike Gorodinsky, and Eli Elezra all fell before the final table.
Deeb looked ready to run away with the title after knocking out Noah Bronstein, Antonios Onoufriou, Yu Li, and Kazuhiro Shirasawa. Couden kept answering in different games, first removing Thomas Taylor in stud, then climbing back during Omaha eight-or-better, PLO, and limit hold’em rounds.
Heads up lasted more than three hours and included several lead changes. Deeb held a big lead more than once, but Couden turned a straight in Omaha eight-or-better, made a full house in PLO, and later won the final razz hand by catching a six on seventh street to make a six low.
Deeb finished second for the third time at the 2026 WSOP and now has 10 career runner-up finishes in bracelet events. Couden added the nine game title to WSOP wins from 2018 and 2025.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Joseph Couden | $254,470 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | $166,540 |
| 3 | Kazuhiro Shirasawa | $111,610 |
| 4 | Thomas Taylor | $76,510 |
| 5 | Yu Li | $53,680 |
| 6 | Antonios Onoufriou | $38,560 |
| 7 | Noah Bronstein | $28,390 |
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